Friday’s La Liga match between Almeria and Espanyol will take place at the Estadio del Mediterraneo. As the season progresses into the second half, the home team, which has had mixed results this year, is just above the drop zone. Last time out, they played Valencia to a 2-2 draw. After Largie Ramazani missed a penalty kick in the first half, they came back from behind to draw level twice.
Almeria is 14th in the table with 19 points from 18 games this season. After a slow start to the season, Espanyol has found form recently and is now vying for the top half of the table. In their most recent match, they defeated Real Betis 1-0 after a spirited battle. Just before the break, Martin Braithwaite scored the only goal of the game.
With 20 points from 18 games, the visitors are 13th in the league. When they play this weekend, they will try to maintain their good form.
Almería vs Espanyol Match Details :
- Almeria v Espanyol
- Primera Division Spain
- Date – 27/01/2023
- Starting time – 20:00 UTC
- Venue: Estadio del Mediterráneo, Almeria, Spain
Almería vs Espanyol Prediction :
Almeria has not won in four league games and has lost five of their last five competitive games. They will be looking forward to Friday’s match, however, as they have only lost one of their last six league games at home.
Espanyol has won back-to-back games in La Liga and has only lost one of their last seven matches in all competitions. They may earn a point here given their recent road performance, which has been fairly satisfactory.
Prediction: Almeria 1-1 Espanyol
Almería vs Espanyol Head to head :
Almeria and Espanyol have had fifteen meetings. While the visitors have won seven of those games, the hosts have won four of those games. The two teams have remained tied four times, with their most recent encounter ending 1-1. In their last five encounters with this opponent, the visitors have never lost.
Since 2014, the hosts have not kept a clean sheet in their last six games in this matchup. This season, Almeria has won five league games at home. Of the six league defeats Espanyol has suffered this season, only two have come on the road.
This season, the Almeriensistas have only kept one clean sheet in La Liga. Elche and Girona have picked up fewer than Girona.
Almería vs Espanyol Team news :
Since the team does not currently have any injuries, Almeria manager Rubi is likely to have a full squad for this match. The situation might have changed by the time this game starts, but as it stands, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the same team that played against Valencia at the first whistle.
El Bilal Toure will be joined in the final third of the field by Leo Baptistao and Largie Ramazani, and Samu Costa should return to the midfield position for the promoted team. Keidi Bare and Adria Pedrosa from Espanyol will be out again due to injuries, but the visitors are otherwise in excellent shape for the game.
Almería vs Espanyol Betting tips :
- Tip 1 – Result: Draw.
- Tip 2 – Goals: Over/Under 2.5, Under 2.5 (Seven of the visitors’ last nine games have resulted in fewer than 2.5 goals).
- Tip 3 – Both teams should score: Yes (in five of the hosts’ last seven games, both teams have scored a goal).
Almería vs Espanyol Lineups :
Almeria:
- Martinez;
- Mendes, Chumi, Ely, Akieme;
- Robertone, Costa, Melero;
- Baptistao, Toure, Ramazani
Espanyol:
- Fernandez;
- Gil, Montes, Cabrera, Olivan;
- Vidal, Souza, Darder, Puado;
- Joselu, Braithwaite
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